games – Inside HSM Oxford https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs Stories from the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:25:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.16 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/files/2018/12/cropped-Logo_bumper-white-background-32x32.png games – Inside HSM Oxford https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs 32 32 79207074 Fun and Games with Medieval Medicine https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/fun-games-medieval-medicine/ https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/fun-games-medieval-medicine/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:26:15 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/?p=1799 What do you get if you mix quince, vinegar, water and honey? According to the medieval pharmacist al-Kuhin al-‘Attar, who worked in Cairo, Egypt, during the 13th century, an excellent cure for your flatulence!** This, along with mixtures containing ingredients such as asses’ milk to Dragon’s Blood, is just one of the many weird and ... [Read more...]

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